Morning journal and courier., 1887-01-01
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. WEPT BY THOUSANDS General Logan Is Laid To
 Rest. AN IMPOSING FUNERAL SERVICE. impressive Services In The
 Senate Chamber. THE BUSINESS OE THE YEAR. A Good Showing For The
 Country.
THE BUSINESS DE THE YEAR.
THE LAST SAD RITES.

THE LAST SAD RITES.
 General Logan Hurled with Impressive emonies-A solemn and Pathetic Scene i'm the Senate Chamber.
 l WASHINGTON, Dec. .31.-The thousands who | braved the stormy, cold and disagreeable
 weather to-day to pay the last honors to Sem | ator John A. Logan witnessed most impress I sive funeral ceremonies. At 12 o'clock the l ceremonies opened in the Senate chamber The galleries set apart for the public were l filled and in @ few minutes every seat was 1 crowded. The chamber was decked in mourning and there was en elaborate display of flowers. ''I have been here at every fune- ral since 1884," said the venerable doorkeep- CT of the Senate, MT. Bassett, "and never I saw such a display as this. There were many flowers at Henry Clay's funeral, but the display was nothing like this" One of the pieces the florist said cost $4eO. There were flowers from nearly all the large cities. At 11:45 the army and navy officers entered, followed by Masonic officers from Chicago, the Governor of Illinois and his staff, the diplomatic corps and all the members of the United States Supreme court except Jus tiee Woods. The members of the dip lomstic corps, many of whom came in dress uniforms, were ushered to seats upon the right and behind them came the representatives of the administration Secretaries Baya1d, Endicott, Whitney and Attorney General Garland-who were placed in the front row upon the right. The Presi- dent was not able to be present, for, although in better health than yesterday, his physi- elan had counselled him not to expose himself to the indictment weather. The chair assign o1 l. Ls,,,-- 11GE-
 filled, though thele was no crowding. The seats reserved for the family of the President were occupied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs. Fol som, Mrs. Villas, Mrs Manning and Mrs. Lamont.
 At 12 o'clock, as the procession of mourn CTS entered the north door of the chamber, every occupant of 8 seat upon the floor rose to his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily yelled, was supported by her son John A. Logan, ,jr. Maj. and Mrs. Tucker and their son Logan Tuck CT, Cornelius and James V. Logan, brothers of the general; Miss Andrews, affianced of John A. Logan, jr., and Mary Brady, cher ished friend of the family and for years @ member of the household, composed the mourning procession. They were ushered to seats upon the left front. Following the mourners came the funeral procession head ed by the Rev. Dr. Newman, the Rev. Dr. Butler, chaplain of the Senate, Bishop An drews of the Methodist Episcopal church and
  delphia, formerly pastor of the Metro politan church of this city The honorary pal1bearers were General Sherman, Roscoe Conklin, Senator Stanford Postmaster Gen. eral Villas, General Lucius Fairchild, MT. c. H. Andrews, Colonel Grant, Dr. McMillan and General c. Black. They wore ssshes of black, with shoulder knots of black and white ribbon. They formed in two lines as they came within the bar, between which passed the Grand Army men bearing the coffin. sngressional committee wore wide sd white.- The honorary pal- bearergS committee were conducted to seas b loft center. Senator Sher- man ahse speakef Carlisle occupied chairs at the Presidents desk and the clergy were at the desk of the secretary. The solemn vices were begun by the reading of the ninth Psalm by Bishop Andrews. Dr. Butler read as the burial service 8 portion of the Eff teenth Corinthians Prayer was offered by Dr. Newman, and as the impressive words fell from his lips the suffering of Mrs. Logan was most pathetic. Seated on her left was Cor nelius Logan, brother of the dead Senator, upon whose arm she leaned for support, but as the minister spoke of the aHectionate na- ture of the deceased she would have fallen forward from the chair but for the support given by her son, who occupied a seat on her right and whose hand she convulsively grasped while her sobs were heard throughout the chamber. Mrs. Logan's anguish moved to tears the women present, and Mrs. Cleveland had great difficulty in restraining her strong emotion. Dr. Newman ended with the Lords prayer, in which nearly all in the chamber joined. At the conclusion of the prayer at 10:30 Dr. Newman began his commem orative sermon, in which he said:
 "Again is this chamber the shrine of a nations his greatest civic services and triumphs. where he displayed his eminent talents in craftsmanship, of his intentions. the ardor Of his patriotism and the courage of his convictions. it was prop intellectually his rivals under estimated him. his friends never fully appreciated him, his admirers never over-valued him. He prodigious brain worker indefatigable in application, tireless in ergy, He was life of intellectual activity From his admission the bar at the age of 25 to his place and to his position Senator, he left the impress s generations assr @ wifi read his speeches. with
 Ss m and h. esaIhsa M a a ss bate some men have M the a9xer Of lsnguege; n a Lo auence of logic and could raiseinetaphor into argu ment. His passionate nature was intense. His of love, joy, hope desire, grief hatred and anger were strong in him. He could love like woman, intense, @ his hatred inveterate, his anger burned like mountain of fire He alternated between honorable ambition, but it was above, corruption and intrigue In his manliness he did not aisase hs no6ie aspaons sire From n9p his very nature became the soldiers friend His soldier in the war He carried the years of the war through each receding decade and lived among it's ssr the Grand Army of the Republic feel that they have lost friend, and million pensioners, both for the @ peace of his soul; the spirits of the patriots sIain in the war hover around the great turning 90th of May their graves are not forgot ten but rs DsS gh t1 D the Ns ity peace and love of Logan's domestic life There his inner s e Tas Se o pusc @ There was the welded love of thirtyone happy l constant delight He was her tower of strength 1 sine the joy of his soul. Bluff steady, honest, Lo and humble he accepted Christ his personal sav- for Standing by the tomb of Grant on last Memor- al day L9san h m sR pfaen R has oea b: comrades in the skies. He has answered to the l morning call of eternal life" |
 Dr. Newman finished his address at | o'clock and those occupying seats on the floor | of the Senate chamber arose while Bishop 1 Andrews pronounced the benediction. MT. l Sherman, the presiding officer, then an- | nounced that the cortege would form accord 1 ing to programme. Mrs Logan, escorted by l her son and brother-in law, and followed by | the other members of the family, left the | chamber The gnard of honor lifted the | casket and proceeded from the chamber, fol | lowed by the honorary pallbearers, Cabinet | officers, Sepators and others on the floor. l The audience in the galleries quietly but | quickly dispersed and in few minutes the | chamber was deserted except by few who l fingered about the platform where the casket | rested admiring the many beautiful floral 1 tributes which had been left behind When l the casket was carried from the Capitol by l the east front and placed in the hearse a magnificent military display was presented. | Several companies of artillery and cavalry men on foot and mounted were drawn up in 1 line extending the entire length of the east Capitol front, while members of the G A. R.. Loyal Legion, Knights Templar, etc, etc., all in uniform, added to the concourse of soldiery. The rain fell lightly, the at